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The Invisible Library
- The Invisible Library, Book 1
- Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
One spy. One dangerous book. One deadly mission. The first in a gripping, fantasy mystery series, The Invisible Library is the astounding debut from Genevieve Cogman.
Irene must be at the top of her game or she'll be off the case – permanently . . .
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, which harvests fiction from different realities. And along with her enigmatic assistant Kai, she's posted to an alternative London. Their mission – to retrieve a dangerous book. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. London's underground factions seem prepared to fight to the very death to find her book.
Adding to the jeopardy, this world is chaos-infested – the laws of nature bent to allow supernatural creatures and unpredictable magic. Irene's new assistant is also hiding secrets of his own.
Soon, she's up to her eyebrows in a heady mix of danger, clues and secret societies. Yet failure is not an option – the nature of reality itself is at stake.
Continue the journey with the second adventurous title in the The Invisible Library series, The Masked City. Genevieve is also the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Scarlet - which reimagines the tale of the Scarlet Pimpernel, but with vampires, mages and magic . . .
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- Cherry Rogers
- 15-01-22
An intriguing book
I enjoyed this book. I liked the concept. Also liked the descriptions of the buildings, lands and various magical creatures. Very good narration. Looking forward to listening to the next book in the series.
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- Tess
- 17-05-23
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this book. Vale’s voice was a bit off- it seemed slightly pantomime-esque - while the others were more serious, and the characterisation was a little uneven. However it’s a good read and the pacy plot pulls you along. I’ll be downloading the next one
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-01-24
Good story line & characters
I was recommended this book. liked the narrative, the story and the characters. looking forward to thenext one.
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- Alice
- 23-11-22
Interesting concept but bland young adult novel
Listens like this make me wish audible had a 'Young Adult' warning label as this one felt disappointingly teeny... It isn't terrible, but it isn't very gripping either. It has some interesting points which would make it fun for some readers I am sure, but not for me. A fairly original premise but plot and characters just fell short for me. I'm sorry to say I just couldn't be bothered to finish and have given up with a couple of hours left. Narrator is fine. Maybe I just need some time away from gentle fantasy...
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- ella wilder
- 17-01-22
Oscar worthy narration
Well, the storyline is massively far fetched, but the narrator gives it amazing credulity. What a talent. Well done. I know find I must listen to all the stories ( are there any more).
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- Sonia
- 07-11-23
Enjoyable easy listen
I found the story unique and the characters easy to relate to.
Enjoyed this book
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- Jax
- 23-04-21
Brilliant story........
Well written. What an imagination. I read this book a long time ago and was hoping there would be more. Excellent writing.
And I am so glad they were re-recorded by Kristin Atherton. However much I enjoyed the story. I could not have listened to the person who recorded the earlier version.
Kristin is excellent. What a vocal range she has. And perfect intonation
The narration had a few too many pauses in the wrong places at first. But then she really relaxes into it. I am definitely a fan of Kristin’s reading.
Looking forward to the next book.
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- Stephanie
- 26-01-22
Such imagination
Wow! This book is not my usual genre - I like a good detective story - but it’s really clever, fast paced and would make a cracking movie! Kristin Atherton narrates with a real feel for what’s going on. It’s not a book you have to really plough through, easy to grasp the concepts and is a right good rollicking yarn. Enjoy!!
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- Kelly Tagg
- 15-01-23
Great idea for a story!
Started off really well, at times as it dipped into the fantastic, it lost me a little but I liked the story and could see it being adapted for a tv series
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- fiatfan
- 13-07-23
Good story for a bit of easy listening
I enjoyed the book though I found it a little predictable in the end. It is easy listening when you want an audiobook you don’t need to think about. If listeners enjoy this then they may like the TV series ‘ The librarians’.
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